Supreme Court Won’t Halt Mississippi Law Requiring Social Media Age-Verification

An internet trade association had filed an emergency application with the justices last month.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses for the official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court on Aug. 14 declined to block a Mississippi law restricting minors’ access to social media platforms.

The court did not explain its new ruling in NetChoice v. Fitch.